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  • Dance, Bachelor of Arts

    The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in dance is designed to educate the student as a generalist in dance studies. In addition to a course of study essential to the field of dance the BA provides the student with the flexibility to pursue other areas of study.

    About This Major

    Admission Overview

    Admission to the BA dance program is selective. There are two ways students can enter the program. The first option is to participate in the audition for the BFA dance program. Auditions are held twice a year in October and January. Students are evaluated in the audition to see if they meet the standards for either the BFA or BA program. Students may also complete the first year of critical tracking courses for the BA program without an audition. They must then get faculty approval in order to continue in the program.

    Satisfactory Progress

    Students must receive minimum grades of C in all courses for the major and participate in academic and artistic jury reviews. Majors are expected to participate in the production/performance program through such courses as Production and Performance, World Dance, and Intercultural Performance and Ensembles.

    Critical Tracking

    To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.

    Equivalent critical tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.

    Semester 1

    • 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
    • Complete 2 of 8 critical-tracking courses: Two DAA 2104, DAA 2204, Two DAA Modern Dance as placed, DAN 2100, MUL 2010 and TPP 2110 with grades of C or better

    Semester 2

    • Complete 2 additional tracking courses with grades of C or better
    • Complete a successful audition/jury as determined by the dance faculty (only for students who did not complete an audition prior to semester 1). 

    Semester 3

    • Complete 2 additional tracking courses with grades of C or better

    Semester 4

    • Complete 2 additional tracking courses with grades of C or better

    Recommended Semester Plan

    To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.

    Semester 1 Credits
    DAA 2100 Dance Appreciation (GE-H, N) 3
    DAA 2104 Basic Modern Dance 2
    DAA 2331 West African Dance and Music​ ​2
    Biological Science (GE-B) 3
    Mathematics (GE-M) 3
    Total 13
    Semester 2 Credits
    DAA 2104 Basic Modern Dance 2
    DAA 2204 Basic Ballet 2
    TPA 2232C Beginning Costume or
    TPA 3214 Light and Sound    		 3-4
    Composition (GE-C) 3
    Outside interest course, 3000-level or higher * 3
    Physical Science (GE-P) 2
    Total 15-16
    Semester 3 Credits
    DAA 2610 Dance Composition 1​ 2​
    DAA Modern Dance - as placed 2
    MUL 2010 Introduction to Music Literature (GE-H, N) 3
    Mathematics (GE-M) 3
    Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S, D) 3
    Total 13
    Semester 4 Credits
    DAA 2611 Dance Composition 2 2
    DAA Modern Dance - as placed​ 2​
    DAN 4180 Professional Development for Dance 1
    TPP 2110 Acting 1​ 3​
    Physical Science (GE-P ) 3
    Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) 3
    Total 14
    Semester 5 Credits
    DAA 3108 Intermediate Modern Dance 2
    DAA Ballet - as placed 2
    THE 4950 Production and Performance​ 1​
    Foreign Language 5
    Outside interest course, 3000-level or higher * 3
    Total 13
    Semester 6 Credits
    DAA Modern Dance - as placed 2
    DAN 4430 Laban Movement Analysis 3
    Foreign language 5
    Outside interest course, 3000-level or higher * 3
    Total 13
    Summer Semester Credits
    APK 2100C Applied Human Anatomy (GE-B) 4
    DAA 4920 Summer Dance Intensive 3
    Outside interest course, 3000-level or higher * 3
    Total 10
    Semester 7 Credits
    DAA Modern Dance - as placed 2
    DAN 4124 Dance History (GE-H, N) 3
    THE 4950 Production and Performance 1
    Outside interest course, 3000-level or higher * 9
    Total 15
    Semester 8 Credits
    DAA Modern Dance as placed 2
    DAN 4180 Professional Development for Dance 1
    DAN 4959 Senior Project 2
    Outside interest class, 3000-level or higher * 9
    Total 14

    Intermediate and advanced-level courses must be approved by the dance adviser and appropriate to the student's technical level.

    * Cannot select courses from theatre or dance.

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